Electric bell



July 27, 1937. RfJ. RADER 3 ELECTRIC BELL Filed July so, 1935 FVCAL? Patented Jul 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFlCE ELECTRIC BELL Application July 30, 1935, Serial No. 33,874

9 Claims.

This invention relates to an electric bell being mounted and positioned Within any stamped metal handle bar.

One of the principal objects of the invention 5 resides in the provision of means for securing a bracket and switch mechanism to the handle bar.

Still another and further important object of the invention resides in positioning the bell within the rear central portion of the handle bar in 10 order that the adjacent walls thereof maybe used as a sounding board.

The invention possesses other objects and features of importance and advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description. 7

The invention, in a preferred form, is illustrated in the annexeddrawing and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing:

20 Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the bell and bracket of this invention positioned within a handle bar.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the assembled bracket and bell.

5 Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the assembly and shows the relative positions of the bell and sounding mechanism.

Figure 4 is a slightly enlarged View of the end of the coil and associated parts shown in Figure 3.

30 The reference numeral l indicates in a generalway a handle bar which is equipped with electric lights and battery therefor and which forms no part of the present invention.

The handle bar is constructed of sheet metal 35 and having a hollow central portion with a forward opening is in the present invention, converted into an improvised megaphone to intensify and increase the volume of sound created therein.

In the construction of the bell of this invention 40 a bracket I2 is formed preferably of sheet metal.

The bracket has a vertical portion M, a forwardly extending securing portion I6 and a rearwardly extending shelf I 8.

The bracket I2 is secured to the upper interior surface of the handle bar I0 as is best shown in Figure 1, by riveting, welding or in any other suitable manner.

Mounted on the upper surface of the shelf I8 50 is a coil 20 and other operating mechanism for an electric bell. This mechanism is conventional in form with the exception of parts of the coil 20 and the hammer arm 22.

The hammer arm 22 is turned downwardly and 55 inwardly, as is clearly shown in Figure 3, so that the lower end thereof is positioned beneath the shelf l8.

Secured to the lower side of the shelf l8 by a supporting bracket 24 is a bell 25. The bell is centrally located with respect to the shelf i8 and is in operable engagement with the lower end of the hammer arm 22.

Secured to the vertical portion Id of the bracket I2 is an insulating member 26. An L shaped conductor 28 is secured to the insulating member 26 and extends rearwardly to a point over the rear portion of the coil 20. The conductor 28 being thus secured to and supported by the insulating member 26 is insulated from the bracket 1 I2 and the handle bar l0..

Secured to the .L'shaped conductor 28 and leading to the source of electrical supply is a covered lead wire 30. The source of electrical supply in the present invention is a dry cell 3| which is preferably secured in position within the handle 2 bar by spring clips 33. As will be noted in Fig.

1 the spring clip 33 extends slightly more than half way around the circumferential surface of the dry cell. As it is necessary to expand the j clip 33 to insert the dry cell 3| it will be obvious that the contractual force exerted by the expand ed clip firmly secures the dry cell in position. However, it will be apparent that the dry cell may be fastened to the handle bar or frame of the velocipede in any other suitable manner. 30 For convenience the lead wire 30 passes through an aperture 32 inthe vertical portion i l of the bracket I2 as is clearly shown in the drawing.

The rearend of the frame of the coil 29 is apertured 34 adjacent the top thereof, and a portion 35 of the end of the winding is loopedseveral times through the aperture and over the adjacent top of the frame of the coil. The upper portion of the looped winding is soldered to form a contact member 36 on top of the frame of the coil 20 40 and directly under the end of the L shaped conductor 28.

Positioned on top of the L shaped conductor 28 and extending upwardly through the handle bar II], as is best shown in Figure l, is a button 38 which is constructed of insulating material. The lower end of the button 38 is of greater diameter than the upper portion thereof to prevent its removal from the handle bar and also to prevent the end of the L shaped conductor from contact- 'ing the metal of the handle bar.

It will be obvious that a downward pressure on the button will force the end of the L shaped member into engagement withthe contact memher 36 on top of the coil 20 and thus complete the bell sounding circuit.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that herein is provided a compact device which may be quickly inserted in a handle bar already made up or may be economically built into a new handle bar.

Moreover, it will be apparent that the bell is positioned well back in the cone-shaped portion of the handle bar thus using this portion of the handle bar for an improvised megaphone to in crease the volume of sound created by the bell.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range Without departing from the principles of this invention and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an article of manufacture, an electric noise making device capable of being positioned within a handle bar, a dry cell, an electrical conductor extending from said dry cell to a point directly over the coil of said electric noise making device, and means for controlling the operation of said electric noise making device extending upwardly from the rear portion of said handle bar.

2. In an article of manufacture, the combination with a handle bar having electric lights of an electric bell positioned within said handle bar, a dry cell removably secured to the under part of said handle bar, an electrical conductor extending from said dry cell to a point directly over the coil of said bell, and a switch for operating said bell.

3. In an article of manufacture, an apertured bracket, having a forwardly extending portion, a

vertical portion and a rearwardly extending shelf, said bracket being adapted to be secured to the inner part of a handle bar, an insulating member secured to the vertical portion of said bracket, an electric bell secured to said shelf, and an electric conductor secured to said insulating member and extending rearwardly to a point directly over an exposed conductor on said bell.

4. In an article of manufacture, an apertured bracket, having a forwardly extending portion, a vertical portion and a rearwardly extending shelf, said bracket being adapted to be secured to the inner part of a handle bar, an insulating member secured tothe vertical portion of said bracket, an electric bell secured to said shelf, a flexible electric conductor secured to said insulating member and. extending rearwardly to a point directly over an exposed conductor on said bell, and means for moving the rear end of said flexible conductor downwardly.

5. In an article of manufacture, the combination with a handle bar having electric lights, of a bracket secured within said handle bar and having an electric bell positioned thereon, a source of electrical energy positioned within said handle bar, means for conducting an electrical current to said bell, and switch means normally in a position to interrupt the flow of current to said bell.

6. In an article of manufacture, the combination with a handle bar having electric lights, of a bracket secured within said handle bar and having an electric bell positioned thereon, a dry cell within said handle bar, an electric conductor extending from said dry cell to a point directly above said bell, and means for moving the end of said conductor downwardly into engagement With a contact member on said bell.

7. An electric bell and bracket therefor capable of being positioned within a sheet metal handle bar, a flexible insulating member secured to said bracket and extending rearwardly to a point directly above bell mechanism and normally spaced therefrom, a contacting member positioned on said bell mechanism and means for moving said conductor downwardly to engage said contacting member.

8. In an electric alarm sounding mechanism and bracket therefor capable of being positioned within a sheet metal handle bar, a flexible conductor member secured to an insulated portion of the bracket and extending rearwardly to a point directly above the coil of said mechanism and normally spaced therefrom, a contacting member positioned on said mechanism and means for manually moving said conductor downwardly to engage said contacting member.

9. The combination with a handle bar of an electric alarm sounding mechanism positioned within said handle bar, a dry cell, an electric conductor extending from said dry cell to a point directly over the coil of said alarm sounding mechanism and normally spaced therefrom, and means for manually depressing the end of said electric conductor to contact a portion of said coil.

ROBERT J. RADER. 

